6/26/2009

Cauvery Wild Life Sanctuary Bangalore

Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary: It is spread across the districts of Bangalore, Mysore and Mandya and extends over 527 km². Dry deciduous trees found in this park like Terminaliaarjuna, Hardwikia banata, Albizia amara &Syzgium cumini. Animal species found in this park include leopard, elephant, sambar and common otter. This is also one of the last refuge of the highly endangered grizzled giant squirrel in Karnataka. Bird species include billed malkoha, white-browed bulbul and pigmy woodpecker. This sanctaury is also famous for mahseer fish. Right from the Hanur to Palar River Sangam the Sanctuary streches over around 60 Km where the Kaveri River enters the Tamilnadu. Presently there is immense anthropogenic pressure over the wild life sanctuary from the surrounding villages like Hanur, Shagyam, Kaudalli, Koratti hosur, Dantalli, etc. Due to situation of the adjoining forest livestock rearing is in vogue in almost all the villages. Number of Shepherds are move inside the Wild Life Sanctuary who indulge in hunting and poaching of various other wild animals.

Goat Infestation On Other Side of the Kaveri

Fisherman Inhabit Other Part of the Kaveri

Public Utility

Cattle Grazing

Fishing Towards Tamilnadu

Coracle Boat Carrying Fishing Net. Tamilnadu side people come for fishing and vanish.

Sheep Rearing

Sheep & Goat Rearing Common very common in the sanctuary

Terminalia arjuna Tree at Uduthorai Halla Merger Point with Kaveri

Arjun Tree with 1000 Branches known as Savira Maththi Tree

Sholiga Tribals Encroached The Peripharl Areas

880 Encroachments of 1000 Ha

Bank of the River treaded by grissly squirrels,snakes & monitor lizards

Cauveri River Bank

NRGS & HABITAT IMPROVEMENT

Habitat Improvement & Employment Guarantee Scheme is creating almost 1000 mandays a day in the sanctuary clearing weeds from around ponds,water tanks including their desiltation,view line clearance,EPT repairs etc.

Mekedattu Means Goat Jump Point on the Granite Stones of River

Pink Granite across Cauvery River are so stupendously studded in the river base that even a goat can cross-jump over the river from Mysore side to Old Madras side.